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Engendered Discontent: The International Criminal Court in Africa
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Georgetown University Press
- Volume 18, Number 2, Summer/Fall 2017
- pp. 77-93
- 10.1353/gia.2017.0023
- Article
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Abstract:
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized as unfairly targeting African leaders. This article seeks to explain the history of the ICC, the controversies surrounding it, and the response of various Africans. Threats of and actual cases of withdrawal from the Court beg the question: how can the ICC regain legitimacy as a fair and just institution?